Free Resources

The ACFE is the world’s leading source for information on fraud prevention, detection and deterrence. This page features articles selected from our extensive archives, recent posts from the ACFE Insights blog and training resources for you to share with your clients and team members. These resources are free, as are selected others on our site, but most of our articles and other fraud resources are
exclusively for ACFE members.

Transaction laundering

Lives Well LLC — a small, domestic start-up — purports to sell herbal teas and specialty brews. One man sells his wares on a website that he built and maintains for not much more than the price of a cup of coffee. Lives Well allegedly keeps its stock in storage and claims to quickly dispatch it from the same rented warehouse.

Fraud Prevention Check-Up

Are you vulnerable to fraud? Do you have adequate controls in place to prevent it? Test your company’s fraud health with this free training resource featuring a checklist and video.
Test your health here.

The ACFE partners with COSO

The ACFE has collaborated with the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) to produce the Fraud Risk Management Guide (FRMG) to help organizations focus their anti-fraud efforts. The ACFE also created a website to host interactive tools to complement the FRMG and assist organizations in applying its principles.
Read more.

Fraud Talk

The ACFE's monthly podcast dedicated to helping professionals who fight fraud on a daily basis. In these sessions, we will break down case studies, talk with the industry's leading experts and give you more tools you can use to spot, fight and prevent fraud.
Listen here.

White Papers

Download white papers from industry-leading companies on emerging trends in the fraud industry, tips to stay ahead of fraudsters and industry-specific strategies to stay current in your profession.
View available white papers here.

Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse

The 2016 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse provides an analysis of 2,410 cases of occupational fraud that were investigated between January 2014 and October 2015. All information was provided by the Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) who investigated those cases. The fraud cases in our study came from 114 countries throughout the world — providing a truly global view into the plague of occupational fraud.
Read more.

Fraud Videos Library

A library of fraud-related videos from Fraud Magazine, our Career Center, and more.
View the library.

Fraud Prevention Resources

Download or request a CD-ROM of Fraud Prevention Resources, which contains a number of resources that will be of value in your company's ongoing fight against fraud.
Download free resources here.

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